The acid in lead-acid batteries is sulfuric acid, so distilled water for
lead-acid batteries would not be affected in any way with a slight
contamination with sulfuric acid.
Dan
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From: Reid Harvey [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: CS>water for making CS in Central Asia
Greetings, CS Enthusiasts,
Once again I'm in the so-called third world, and I'm facing a
serious challenge, to produce the water needed for CS production.
Recently, in East Africa I was able to use the water that's sold for car
batteries, and was able to determine that this was entirely okay, using
my little Hanna PWT. But where I am now the reading meter is off the
chart, apparently very high. Plus the water smells very strong. I may
be facing the likelihood that I'll have to distill the water, whether
using a conventional still or a solar still, or whatever. In fact the
bottle says 'sulfuric acid.'
My feeling had been that somebody doing the production of the
water was simply using whatever bottle they could get their hands on,
and that even very dilute sulfuric acid would prove detrimental to the
battery. That this kind of water is used in auto batteries has been
surprising.
I know there are tons of plans for solar stills, to be found on
the internet, however my main intention is to keep the production of the
water as simple as possible. Can anyone tell me, are there some
conventional stills that are more simple than the solar? Or are there
some essential components of a conventional still, that would allow me
to fabricate the rest of the unit out here? Along with the information,
any names of U.S. companies would be greatly appreciated. I return to
the U.S in June, and will be able to purchase what is needed, prior to
returning here.
Reid
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